18 Best queer books like Gays on Broadway by Ethan Mordden

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Gays on Broadway

By: Ethan Mordden

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-rec…

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1. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)

By: John Dickson Carr

4.75

Format: None pages,

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2. Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

By: Tony Kushner

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama, 1993. The first part of Tony Kushner's epic drama of America in th… read more

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3. Queer

By: William S. Burroughs

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, "Queer" is an enigma - both an unflinching … read more

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4. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

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5. You Only Call When You're in Trouble

By: Stephen McCauley

3.45

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of tak… read more

Similar categories in Stephen McCauley's You Only Call When You're in Trouble book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • lgbt
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6. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

Similar categories in Barbra Streisand's My Name Is Barbra book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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7. Day

By: Michael Cunningham

3.57

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, fallin… read more

Similar categories in Michael Cunningham's Day book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • lgbt
"Here, then, is the answer. A degree of cruelty is necessary because Garth, like most men, can only deposit his needs at her feet, can only declare his love—that romantic hallucination, which would be…"

-Michael Cunningham, Day

Cover of Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) by Armistead Maupin

8. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)

By: Armistead Maupin

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more

Similar categories in Armistead Maupin's Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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9. Blackouts

By: Justin Torres

3.77

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collect… read more

Similar categories in Justin Torres's Blackouts book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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10. Box Hill

By: Adam Mars-Jones

3.56

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Box Hill is a sizzling, sometimes shocking, and strangely tragic love story between two men, set in… read more

Similar categories in Adam Mars-Jones's Box Hill book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
Cover of Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture by Matt Baume

11. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

By: Matt Baume

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more

Similar categories in Matt Baume's Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • history
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • queer
Cover of I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir by Harvey Fierstein

12. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir

By: Harvey Fierstein

4.37

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more

Similar categories in Harvey Fierstein's I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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13. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

Similar categories in David Zucker's Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane! book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

14. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

Similar categories in Michael Schulman's Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

15. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

Similar categories in Sly Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Philip Gefter

16. Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

By: Philip Gefter

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning writer reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the provocative play, the groundbrea… read more

Similar categories in Philip Gefter's Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Let's Get Back to the Party by Zak Salih

17. Let's Get Back to the Party

By: Zak Salih

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What Does It Mean to Be a Gay Man Today? It’s just weeks after the historic Supreme Court marriage … read more

Similar categories in Zak Salih's Let's Get Back to the Party book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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18. Chita: A Memoir

By: Chita Rivera

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit… read more

Similar categories in Chita Rivera's Chita: A Memoir book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style by Paul   Rudnick

19. Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

By: Paul Rudnick

4.07

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed writer Paul Rudnick, a riotously funny, perceptive, and life-affirming novel fol… read more

Similar categories in Paul Rudnick's Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"If all the world's a stage, gay people are often expected to understudy themselves, reinterpreting the truth of their performances, depending on who's out front, and who's paying their salary."

-Paul Rudnick, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style

Cover of Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy by Charles Busch

20. Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy

By: Charles Busch

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's dramatic journey in the worlds of … read more

Similar categories in Charles Busch's Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
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21. The Language of Love and Loss

By: Bart Yates

4.04

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist reluctantly re… read more

Similar categories in Bart Yates's The Language of Love and Loss book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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22. All the World Beside

By: Garrard Conley

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New England … read more

Similar categories in Garrard Conley's All the World Beside book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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23. Disorderly Men

By: Edward Cahill

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Three gay men in pre-Stonewall NYC find their fates thrown together in the police raid of a Village… read more

Similar categories in Edward Cahill's Disorderly Men book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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24. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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25. Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim

By: D.T. Max

3.71

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A New Yorker writer's illuminating and deeply personal collection of interviews with the late Steph… read more

Similar categories in D.T. Max's Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • theatre
  • nonfiction
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26. The Male Gazed

By: Manuel Betancourt

3.52

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the s… read more

Similar categories in Manuel Betancourt's The Male Gazed book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • gay
  • lgbt
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Is It Hot in Here? Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth? by Zach  Zimmerman

27. Is It Hot in Here? Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth?

By: Zach Zimmerman

3.62

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

In this debut collection of essays, lists, musings, and quips, New York-based comedian Zach Zimmerm… read more

Similar categories in Zach Zimmerman's Is It Hot in Here? Or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth? book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • nonfiction
  • queer
  • lgbt
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28. Four Squares

By: Bobby Finger

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel spanning the 1990s … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Finger's Four Squares book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • adult
  • queer
  • lgbt
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29. Gays on Broadway

By: Ethan Mordden

3.36

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-rec… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • history
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy by Stephen M. Silverman

30. Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy

By: Stephen M. Silverman

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, His Life, His Sh… read more

Similar categories in Stephen M. Silverman's Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy book and Ethan Mordden's Gays on Broadway

  • theatre
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
Cover of When the British Musical Ruled the World by Robert  Sellers

31. When the British Musical Ruled the World

By: Robert Sellers

4.00

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

For decades, British stage musicals struggled to compete against the dazzling Broadway productions … read more

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Transform Your Habits

You Only Call When You're in Trouble

Stephen McCauley

3.45

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Day

Michael Cunningham

3.57

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Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

Michael Schulman

4.09

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Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar

Cynthia Carr

4.27

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Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture

Matt Baume

4.35

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Matt Singer

4.06

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3.84

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